This blog is to help my second grade students continue to improve their reading and writing skills.
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Long u and /oo/ Review Game
Monday, June 15, 2026
/oo/ - Do You Speak English Moon?
Today we learned about words with the /oo/ sound and spelling like in book, moon and bathroom. Are you ready?
Friday, June 12, 2026
Long U - Important Words to Remember
Today, we learned about some unusual spellings of the Long U Sound. We have to remember these words because we use them a lot!
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Long u with -ew spellings
Friday, June 5, 2026
New Book: Dune Buggy
Today, we read book 10, Dune Buggy, from the Starfall Page. Click on the link below to read it again.
Thursday, June 4, 2026
Long /u/ with -ui spelling
Today, we are going to learn about the -ui spelling of the Long U Sound. It is not very common and is always in the middle of words.
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Long u with u spelling
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Long O Spelling Words
Next week, we will do our Long O spelling test. You can watch the video below to practice reading the words.
Long O Sound Wrap Up
This week, we are finishing with Long O Sound. Watch the video below to review.
Monday, May 18, 2026
Long O Sound with -o and oe Spellings
Today, we have learned about the -o and -oe spellings of the Long O Sound like in no, potato, tomato, potatoes, tomatoes and goes.
Friday, May 15, 2026
Short and Long 0
Today, we reviewed the letter Oo can make a short sound like in hot, stop and not. Then, we learned that it also makes a long sound like in no, go and open. Then, we copied the vocabulary in our Phonics Dictionary.
Long and Short /O/ Picture Word Sort
Good morning!
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Long O with Magic -e Dictionary Copy
This week, we have learned that the Long O Sound can be written with the Magic -e like in home, cone and note. Today, we copied the vocabulary in our Phonics Dictionary.
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Friday, May 8, 2026
New Book: Soap Boat
We have read a new book from the Starfall webpage with the Long O Sound: book 11, Soap Boat.
You can click on the link below to read it again. Enjoy!
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Monday, May 4, 2026
The Tin Soldier
This Thursday we will go to La Villa Theater to see the play The Tin Soldier. Do you know this story? Let´s watch it together!
Thursday, April 30, 2026
/oa/ Review Riddle Game and New Book
Today, we reviewed the words that have the /oa/ spelling with a riddle game and we read a new book from the Starfall page, Soap Boat.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Long O with the -oa Spelling
We are learning about the Long O Sound with the -oa spelling like in boat, road and soap. Remember that the -oa spelling goes at the beginning or in the middle of the word, never at the end.
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Dragons
Friday, April 17, 2026
Completing Sentences with Spelling Words
Today, we completed our Long I workbook. We did this worksheet in which we had to complete the sentences with our spelling words.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Long /i/ with -igh spelling Dictionary Copy
Today, reviewed the -igh spelling of the Long I sound like in night, right and sight. In this spelling, the letters -gh are silent. We learned that we live in Ejea de los Caballeros/Ejea of the Knights. We copied and illustrated our vocabulary in our dictionary. You can listen to us reading the words in the video below. ๐






























